Alumwell Junior School

WalsallCommunity school

Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP

Headteacher: Mrs Kerry Boam Lisa UptonSchool website ↗Pupils: 360 (capacity: 360)
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2023
53%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2023

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 May 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
53.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 72%·Writing 61%·Maths 64%All three 53%
Reading
Expected72%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected61%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected64%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
54.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
62.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
182 girls, 178 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 64% (2017/18), currently 53%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1648.0%1.0%+0.4+2.6-0.2
2016/1741.0%4.0%-2.8-2.7-2.5
2017/1864.0%6.0%-0.8-1.3-0.2
2018/1957.0%3.0%-2.7-0.8-3.1
2022/2343.0%4.0%-3.2-2.3-2.9
2023/2450.0%2.0%---
2024/2553.0%6.0%---
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